Ancient Quote by James Risen

If we condone torture, we yield the moral high ground to our enemies and encourage anyone who hates us to stoop to using that…

— Rick Warren

I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel an…

— Barack Obama

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them... Torture is how you get bad information, not good intelligence. Torture is how…

— Barack Obama

Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

— Dianne Feinstein

In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not…

— Dianne Feinstein

The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly…

— Catherine the Great

The issue of torture, connected to American soldiers, is not somewhere most people want to linger. We may not want to confront this issue…

— Russell Banks

Torture continues to be practiced around the world by rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush the human spirit.

— George W. Bush

The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than…

— Inge Genefke

Torture is senseless violence, born in fear... torture costs human lives but does not save them. We would almost be too lucky if these…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on women and…

— Peter Maurer